NBA Opening Day spread play: Best Bet for Oct. 24

Each day, one of our experts will offer up a best bet (or two or three) that mobile sportsbooks are offering. It might be a traditional spread bet, a player prop or one of the various odds boosts that books offer.

Here is our best bet for Tuesday, Oct. 24:

TOP PLAY

The play: NBA, Los Angeles Lakers +5 at Denver Nuggets 

The odds/bet: -110 ($33 to win $30)

The book: Caesars Sportsbook

Time/TV: 7:30 p.m. (TNT)

Our take: The Los Angeles Lakers will be looking for redemption in this season-opening matchup after falling to the Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference Finals.

The defending champion Nuggets are tough to beat at home and look to be stronger than ever with last season's starting five returning, but the reloaded Lakers will be looking to make a statement to open the season.

It will be tough for the Lakers to win outright on the road, but I expect LeBron James and company to keep things close enough for them to cover.

Monday's best bet: Brandon Aiyuk OVER 70.5 receiving yards (LOST)

 If a line or odds are minus, it considers the juice one must lay to place the bet. Ex: Team A is -160 on the money line, one would have to bet $160 to win $100 (or $16 to win $10). OR Team B is a 5-point favorite at -110, one would have to bet $110 to win $100 (or $11 to win $10.)

Conversely, on positive lines, if Team C is +140 on the money line, $100 would bring in $140 (or $10 to win $14).